01 n. The act of alleging or positively asserting.
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The act of alleging or positively asserting.
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That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment“I thought their allegation but reasonable.” — Steele.
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A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved.(Law)